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man o man o man I was hoping this was the news!!! Don't care what I gotta do.....I gotta get one of these!! Sell my clothes, the car everything!! lol
__________________ DebThe Dolphin/Whale trainin' ~~ Army Mama Spammy. Prayers and Blessings for all our troops, and their families!! My Gallery LinkIf you don't want to comment, you can just throw money. lol
I've got a Big Kick (basically same machine as a Big Shot) and I can use Sizzix dies, CB dies and embossing folders, Nesties and even Lasting Impressions Brass stencils just fine in it.
Well, guess I'll have to wait and actually see it before I can be excited. I don't have any type of die-cut machine and don't know how to use one. It's all I can do to come up with money for paper and stamps, much less a Big Shot and dies! :(
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Wife to an awesome man and mother of 2 wonderful kids, loving life on 20 beautiful acres in Oklahoma
You are giving my copying skills a work out ladies!
hehehe sorry!! Jan txts fast, but only a little at a time. lol
__________________ DebThe Dolphin/Whale trainin' ~~ Army Mama Spammy. Prayers and Blessings for all our troops, and their families!! My Gallery LinkIf you don't want to comment, you can just throw money. lol
Is anyone else at work (like I am) and is stalking this forum and is completely distracted from working?
on the grounds I may incriminate myself or others, i'm pleading the 5th (it's the 5th right? teachers help me out here!)
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Die Compatibility Chart 2007
This is a die cutter compatibility chart that I've compiled from various sources on the internet. I own one of the original Sizzix
machines, a Sidekick, and the Big Shot, so I can definitely attest to compatibility in those machines.
For the Big Shot, it's definitely easiest to use the multipurpose platform. It eliminates the need to shim dies to their specific
heights for effective cutting. It lets you use embossing plates and brass stencils, too. The Big Impressions kit and/or Texturz kit
are very useful for embossing. Both come with the silicone rubber as well as the impressions plates needed for making good
impressions. I've discussed how these work elsewhere in my blog. Just do a search for them.
For the Cuttlebug and Wizard, there are sandwich combinations for the various thicknesses of dies. I won't get into those here
since I don't own either of those machines and I don't keep that info handy.
As far as using dies in the Sizzix, thick dies work fine, so long as one aspect is less than 4 7/8"--that's the width of the
platform. You may need to experiment with shimming to get good cuts or impressions. I've heard of folks using more than one
white pad or more than the usual two cutting pads to get the correct thickness of material to work, but they will work in this
machine with some tinkering. The Sizzix converter and adapters can be very useful here. It's also hard to beat this machine
when it comes to flattening bottlecaps or cutting chipboard.
The Sidekick basically can take only thin dies or impression/embossing folders that are 2" or less in one aspect. That's the
width of the opening. The dies can be any length, so long as you have a cutting pad long enough for them.
I don't have either the Bosskut or the Zipemate. My info is a bit sketchy on those two machines. I can say that their dies work
quite well in the Big Shot. The Zipemate platform is the same as the old Sizzix, so 4 7/8" max width. Bosskut max width is 3".
A few final notes...
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I think it's safe to say that if a die works in the Big Shot or Big Kick, it will work in the Cuttlebug, and vice versa.
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For the Big Shot, Big Kick, and probably Cuttlebug, it's best to use dies with the cutting side up.
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I'll be making a chart of materials that the various dies can cut. That's still to come.
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The Big Shot/Big Kick, Cuttlebug, and Wizard are the most versatile cutters when it comes to non-commercial dies.
If anyone has more information about one of the machines or sees something that needs correction or clarification, just leave
me a comment and I'll address it or add it when I get a chance. Or you can email me at [email protected].
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Sizzix
(red)
Sidekick/
Tagalong
Big
Shot/Big
Kick
Cuttlebug
Wizard
Quickutz
handle
Quickutz
Revolution
Bosskut Zipemate
Sizzix original
dies (red, yellow,
green, purple)
Sizzix
Bigz/Ellison Thick
Cuts
Sizzix
Sizzlits/Ellison
Thin Cuts
Sizzix
Clearlits/Ellison
Window Cuts
Sizzix Embosslits/
Ellison Cut 'n'
Emboss
Sizzix Decorative
strips/Ellison
Extended cuts
Sizzix Alphabars
Sizzix Simple
Impressions/
Ellison Easy
emboss
Sizzix
Texturz/Ellison
Big Impressions
Quickutz dies (2x2)
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Sizzix
(red)
Sidekick/
Tagalong
Big
Shot/Big
Kick
Cuttlebug
Wizard
Quickutz
handle
Quickutz
Revolution
Bosskut Zipemate
Quickutz
GooseBumpz (2x2)
Quickutz
GooseBumpz (4x4)
Quickutz
Revolution dies
Quickutz Grand
alpha dies
Quickutz Rev
embossing dies
Cuttlebug dies
Cuttlebug
embossing folders
Cuttlebug A2
embossing folders
Bosskut dies 2x2
or smaller
Bosskut dies
bigger than 2x2
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Sizzix
(red)
Sidekick/
Tagalong
Big
Shot/Big
Kick
Cuttlebug
Wizard
Quickutz
handle
Quickutz
Revolution
Bosskut Zipemate
Spellbinders
Wizard dies
Spellbinders
texture plates
Spellbinders
Nestabilities
Zip e cut dies 2x2
or less
Zip e cut dies
bigger than 2x2
Zip e slim dies
Fiskars texture
plates
brass stencils
__________________ Dear Paperlicious is my blog...with a series on how I'm learning to improve my cardmaking by studying others.
special 20th die while supplies last,,,,,,,,,, but she doesn't know how much it is yet
preorder today at noon
GRRRR I have no more pennies(0nly enough for my beautiful tote! ) UNTIL NEXT WEEK!!! sniff,sniff.. ok who's going to cut me some die cuts for me cause that's the closest I'll get to that die!! :(.. Never the less... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
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I have a Big Shot already and I love it. I use it all the time -- so this is really cool. I won't buy a new one, 'cause they are a bit expensive ... but I'll get the dies 4 sure!!
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man o man......wonder what the 20th die will look like. No way I can order one today.......hope they have a biggggggg supply of them.
__________________ DebThe Dolphin/Whale trainin' ~~ Army Mama Spammy. Prayers and Blessings for all our troops, and their families!! My Gallery LinkIf you don't want to comment, you can just throw money. lol
__________________ DebThe Dolphin/Whale trainin' ~~ Army Mama Spammy. Prayers and Blessings for all our troops, and their families!! My Gallery LinkIf you don't want to comment, you can just throw money. lol
Somebody please find that Big Shot link that somebody posted last night...I think I need it NOW!!!
Gee, I must get my demo status BACK! wooHOO!!!
Im a good upline if you need a new one....heheheh just kiddin. i'm sure there is a no recruiting rule on scs
__________________ Lisa @stampylisa -Twitter/PinterestSupport AFSPHoard stamp stuff, it's eco-friendly ;)Art=making something out of nothing and selling it~Frank Zappa~my Blog~My Health Coaching web
__________________ DebThe Dolphin/Whale trainin' ~~ Army Mama Spammy. Prayers and Blessings for all our troops, and their families!! My Gallery LinkIf you don't want to comment, you can just throw money. lol
So when I saw the Cricut I had to have and ran out and bought it. Then I saw the cuttlebug and had to have it and ran out and bought it. Even though our dies will work with the bug you know what will happen....I'll have to get the silly big shot just because......
I'm off to find a street corner so I can afford all this new stuff.....
